Ricardo Santin, of Brazil’s poultry lobby ABPA, is the first Brazilian to lead the industry’s most important institution, with members that account for 73% of the world’s poultry production.
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The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce sent a note to Arab embassies in Brazil with clarifications on the cases of avian influenza identified in wild birds in the country. Brazil remains free of the disease.
The bird farming process of the Sadia Bio line has WQS and Certified Humane certifications. The first validates the non-use of growth-promoter antibiotics during the poultry breeding, while the latter certifies the use of goods animal welfare practices.
The Egyptian administration has authorized imports of ready-to-eat chicken products from 40 Brazilian meat packers previously accredited to export whole chickens to the Arab country.
Among the new plants that can export to the Arab country, 15 are beef packers and 27 are poultry packers.
The Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (Cepea-USP) reported that despite a hike in foreign sales volume, lower prices led to a 2.7% drop in revenues.
Brazilian truck drivers prevented goods from reaching seaports and caused the death of birds at poultry companies’ facilities. The Arab Chamber is working to prevent the strike from impacting exports.
